TY  - BOOK
AU  - Remnick,David
AU  - Choi,Susan
TI  - Wonderful town: New York stories from The New Yorker 
SN  - 037575752X
AV  - PS 549.N5 W872 2001
U1  - 813 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Modern Library
KW  - Short stories, American
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - American fiction
KW  - 20th century
KW  - City and town life
KW  - Fiction
KW  - New York (N.Y.)
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Introduction and overview --  England and English from the Romans to the Vikings --  The Old English roots of modern English spelling --  The decline and revival of English in the Middle English period --  The Franco-Latin element --  Some sound and spelling developments in middle and modern English --  The Greek contribution --  The exotic input --  Reformers, lexicographers and the parting of the ways
N2  - * Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else * Features a complementary website with additional material at www. historyofenglishspelling
ER  -